Rajpal, Shilpi, <br/><br/>
Curing madness? :  a social and cultural history of insanity in colonial north India, 1800-1950s / 
Shilpi Rajpal. 
 - First edition. 
 - 1 online resource (316 pages) :  illustrations (black and white). 
 - Oxford scholarship online .
 - Oxford scholarship online. .
<br/><br/> This edition also issued in print: 2020. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> This text focuses on the institutional and non-institutional histories of madness in colonial north India. It proves that 'madness' and its 'cure' are shifting categories which assumed new meanings and significance as knowledge travelled across cultural, medical, national, and regional boundaries. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780190993337 (ebook) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mental illness--Treatment--History--India, North--19th century.<br/>Mental illness--Treatment--History--India, North--20th century.<br/>Mentally ill--Care--History--India, North--19th century.<br/>Mentally ill--Care--History--India, North--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA790.7 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.2095409034